Dave,
Considering what you've already done with blower rebuilding, I think that $300 USD sounds pretty steep for just a snout rebuild, don't you?
I guess the warranty would be nice, but $300 USD is a lot of money for we Canajuns, no?!
I'm dying to get my workbench built so that I can start re-doing that spare blower of mine. If it goes well, I will be offering the service to other SCCoO members in the future.
Cheers,
Sean